Previous studies investigating interactions between spatial attention and numeric stimuli (see SNARC effect) have identified an attentional bias induced by numeric stimuli in accordance with a mental number line model of processing. This processing...

In recent decades, arbitration of international commercial disputes has increased and is likely to continue to grow. Many businesses prefer arbitration to litigation in court because of its relative promptness, privacy and economy. However, in some...

Germanium nanoparticles (Ge NPs) may be fascinating for their electronic and optoelectronic properties, as the band gap of Ge NPs can be tuned from the infrared into the visible range of solar spectru. Further functionalization of those...

The use of advanced functional polymer materials has gained an enormous impact during the past decades. Due to the fact that the physical properties of macromolecules are inherently dependent on their structure and connectivity on the nanoscale,...

Stored red blood cell (sRBC) morphology is currently scored manually by technicians in a slow labor intensive process prone to error. This project proposes a way to simplify, automate, and expedite the morphology scoring process by using a novel...

Examining state-civil society relationships within the context of social movements is vital for understanding the ways in which movements function at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels—both independently and in relation to the state. This thesis...

The interactions and feedbacks among climate, tectonics and surface erosion are complex but fundamental in geomorphological studies, and the mechanisms that control these processes are still not well understood. This thesis uses numerical models to...

This dissertation is a presentation and defense of the idea that public philosophy is a valuable activity, and that public philosophy should be generally supported because it provides benefits to the people who engage in it, and it raises esteem...